historic monument

A historic monument is a significant structure, site, or object preserved for its cultural, architectural, or historical importance, symbolizing and commemorating events, people, or eras of the past.

Observed surface forms (22)

• heritage building ×12
• heritage-listed building ×12
• ancient monument ×11
• heritage structure ×5
• historic church building ×5
• architectural monument ×4
• historic pavilion ×4
• historic fortress ×3
• historic gate ×3
• historic tower ×3

• historical complex ×2
• Cultural heritage site ×1
• heritage monument ×1
• historic attraction ×1
• historic cave ×1
• historic church complex ×1
• historic gateway ×1
• historic mosque ×1
• historic religious site ×1
• historic site feature ×1
• monument historique ×1
• prehistoric hillfort ×1

Instances (160)

• Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence
• Cathedral of Quito
• St Fillan’s Cave via concept surface "historic religious site"
• Wilanów Palace
• Hôtel de Salm
• Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
• Grand Trianon
• St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Selma, Alabama) via concept surface "historic church building"
• Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) via concept surface "heritage structure"
  surface form: Government House, Calcutta
• Stonewall Jackson Monument via concept surface "historic site feature"
• Chapultepec Castle via concept surface "historic fortress"
• City Palace, Udaipur
• Charles Bridge
• Supreme Court of Canada Building via concept surface "heritage building"
• Queen Victoria Building via concept surface "heritage-listed building"
• Old Parliament House, Canberra via concept surface "heritage-listed building"
• Old South Meeting House via concept surface "historic church building"
• Friendship of Salem via concept surface "historic attraction"
• Parliament House, Melbourne via concept surface "heritage building"
• Ed Mirvish Theatre via concept surface "heritage building"
• Capilla del Sagrario
• Grote Kerk, The Hague
• Palacio Liévano
• Piccadilly Arcade via concept surface "heritage building"
• Barbican and Toll Bridge, Sandwich via concept surface "historic gateway"
• Kebir-Jami Mosque
• Église Saint-Roch de Paris (original burial, later lost)
  surface form: Église Saint-Roch de Paris
• Civic Theatre Newcastle via concept surface "heritage-listed building"
• Aga Khan Palace
• Hall of Union via concept surface "historic pavilion"
• Parliament House, Brisbane via concept surface "heritage-listed building"
• Stamboli Villa via concept surface "architectural monument"
• Round Tower via concept surface "historic tower"
• Ishtar Gate via concept surface "ancient monument"
• parish church of St. Andrew the Apostle via concept surface "historic church building"
• Église Notre-Dame et Saint-André de Ferney-Voltaire
• Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
• Diwan-i-Aam
• Pummerin bell
• Louvre Museum
• Diwan-i-Khas via concept surface "heritage structure"
• Hay Post Office via concept surface "heritage-listed building"
• Serpent Column (originally from Plataea monument group) via concept surface "ancient monument"
  surface form: Serpent Column
• Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague
• Torres de Serranos
• Torres de Quart
• Six Dome Synagogue
• Château de Fontainebleau
• Fort Saint-Jean
• Stadhouderspoort via concept surface "historic gate"